Sea otters are among the world’s most playful and adorable animals. They are beloved for their charming antics and cuddly ...

We'd been squinting into the blue bays in search of sea otters, which were numerous and expectedly charming, opening crabs to eat, grooming their plush coats, and dozing off. At one checkpoint, we ...

A trio of southern sea otters frolic in a Monterey Bay wave near the end of Rockview Drive in Pleasure Point this week. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s website, the bay is currently host ...

Researchers estimate southern sea otters eat up to 120,000 European green crabs per year at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Southern sea ...

But to her surprise, Jeppesen learned there was a much simpler way to remove the crabs in the slough she studied: furry and hungry sea otters. Sea otters are rare in most ecosystems after they ...

A sea otter has been seen clambering onto a surfboard and following surfers off Vancouver Island, prompting reminders from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to avoid close interactions with the mammals.

So, what had changed in this tiny sliver of the California Coast? She believes it was the return of native sea otters, in greater numbers. "Given that the of population size is about 100 and 120 ...